Straight out of Compton: George W. Bush at his home on Santa Fe Ave. and Myrrh St. in Compton
Posted on 08/19/2015 4:43:02 PM PDT by canuck_conservative
...But viewers have criticized the rap biopic for glossing over Dr. Dre’s history of violence against women, particularly the 1991 attack against journalist Dee Barnes....
“That must have been how it looked as Dr. Dre straddled me and beat me mercilessly on the floor of the women’s restroom at the Po Na Na Souk nightclub in 1991"....
While the director may have been right to not show the incident, Barnes says it should have been mentioned. “When I was sitting there in the theater, and the movie’s timeline skipped by my attack without a glance, I was like, “Uhhh, what happened?”
The film also leaves out an incident with hip-hop artist Tairrie B, whom Dre punched in the face twice after she dissed him on a track. And there’s no mention of his violent relationship with girlfriend Michel’le who has described her relationship with the rapper, saying: “I was just a quiet girlfriend who got beat on and told to sit down and shut up.”
In the essay, Barnes calls out Dre and fellow N.W.A member Ice Cube for rapping about violating women — and then actually doing it — while trying to maintain that it never happened. “That’s what they’re trying to do with Straight Outta Compton: They’re trying to stay hard, and look like good guys.”...
(Excerpt) Read more at news.nationalpost.com ...
Misogyny and physical abuse are aspects of the Black culture that must be embraced and celebrated, y’know.
#blackwomenslivesdontmattertoDrDre
Is the title correct???
Gonna have to miss this one...
There’s so much jargon in the article that I can’t understand it. Doesn’t anyone speak English any more?
According to her, “The truth is too ugly for a general audience”.
(in the article)
What does N.W.A. stand for?
According to legend,
“Niggas With Attitude”
Straight out of Compton: George W. Bush at his home on Santa Fe Ave. and Myrrh St. in Compton
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